Two suspects, Daniel Ojoh, 20, and Kudus Ahmed, 27, have been arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) with two locally made guns and charms in Lagos State.
The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday, February 22, said the suspects were arrested during separate incidents in the Lekki and Ojota areas of the state.
The statement read, “Upon receipt of credible information from the public, Daniel Ojoh was arrested at his workshop in Alagutan on Saturday, February 18, 2023, and a locally made gun with two live cartridges were recovered from him.”
“Kudus Ahmed was arrested underneath Ojota Bridge at about 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 19, 2023, after he was stopped on suspicion by RRS bike riders on patrol. A locally made gun and charms were recovered from his bag,”
Both suspects are currently assisting the police in ongoing investigations.
The RRS Commander, CSP Yinka Egbeyemi, while urging the officers to intensify patrol of the state, directed that the suspects be transferred to the Command Headquarters for further investigation and prosecution.